All About Color #8EB8CD

#8EB8CD

About #8EB8CD

#8EB8CD is a light blue color with the hex code #8EB8CD. In RGB it is red 142, green 184, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 200°, saturation 39%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 31%, 10%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.12:1 on white and 9.89:1 on black.

#8EB8CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, B8, CD
CMYK30.73%, 10.24%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal142, 184, 205
HSL200°, 39%, 68%
RGB Octal216, 270, 315
HSV (HSB)200.00°, 30.73%, 80.39%
RGB Binary10001110, 10111000, 11001101
CIE-L*AB72.52, -9.01, -15.14
RGB Percent55.69%, 72.16%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH72.52, 17.62, 239.23
XYZ39.32, 44.44, 64.26
CIE-L*UV72.52, -21.54, -21.95
xyY0.27, 0.30, 44.44
Hunter-Lab66.66, -11.39, -10.49
RYB55.69%, 65.57%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8EB8CD on a dark background: contrast 9.89:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8EB8CD on a light background: contrast 2.12:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8EB8CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8EB8CD · #CDE0E9 · #4E90B1 · #CDA38E · #E9D7CD

Analogous palette

#8ECDA3 · #8ECDC3 · #8EB8CD · #8E98CD · #A38ECD

Triadic palette

#8EB8CD · #CD8EB8 · #B8CD8E · #CDE0E9 · #E9CDE0

Tetradic palette

#8EB8CD · #C38ECD · #CDA38E · #98CD8E · #4E90B1

Monochromatic palette

#3B6D87 · #5897B6 · #8EB8CD · #C3D9E5 · #EDF4F7

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